[Zack has always felt like he could just barely reach out to her. His fingertips are always just a fraction too late to do that. Even now as they stand here mere steps apart from each other Zack feels as though she's across the world. And he could blame Sephiroth for all of that. He could blame Genesis. Hell, he could blame Tseng or Cissnei or ...
But he can't. The only person he can blame for the space between them now is himself. If he had done things differently. If he had been strong enough. If he had made the right choices. Things would be different.
When she says that singular name Zack looks at her with a bit of a shocked expression. Before it softens to something troubled and serious. He shouldn't be surprised that Cloud and Aerith probably know each other. After all of Zack's bad luck he's not even surprised. But at least ... There's one thing he knows he did right. And that was saving Cloud's life.
But what is that life now...?]
He doesn't remember me.
[Zack mutters as he reaches up to rub the back of his head awkwardly.]
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But he can't. The only person he can blame for the space between them now is himself. If he had done things differently. If he had been strong enough. If he had made the right choices. Things would be different.
When she says that singular name Zack looks at her with a bit of a shocked expression. Before it softens to something troubled and serious. He shouldn't be surprised that Cloud and Aerith probably know each other. After all of Zack's bad luck he's not even surprised. But at least ... There's one thing he knows he did right. And that was saving Cloud's life.
But what is that life now...?]
He doesn't remember me.
[Zack mutters as he reaches up to rub the back of his head awkwardly.]
Not entirely. Anyway.